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16 July 2009 : Column 574W—continued
Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of average monthly cost to (a) metered and (b) unmetered consumers of (i) water supply and (ii) sewerage services in each (A) water supply area and (B) region in 2007-08. [286470]
Huw Irranca-Davies: Ofwat, the economic regulator of the water and sewerage sector in England and Wales, does not hold data for the average metered and unmetered water and sewerage bills broken down by month and region.
The following table sets out the average annual bills for 2007-08 in 2009-10 prices.
Information on 2009-10 water and sewerage bills is available from the Ofwat website at:
| The average annual unmetered and metered, water and sewerage bills for 2007-08 (in 2009-10 prices) | |||||||
| Unmetered water | Metered water | Unmetered sewerage | Metered sewerage | Combined unmeasured | Combined measured | Combined total water and total sewerage | |
| Note: Figures may not total due to rounding | |||||||
Water Supply
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2009, Official Report, column 532W, on water meters, how many households receive water supplies from (a) Severn Trent Water and (b) South Staffordshire Water. [285878]
Huw Irranca-Davies: The following table shows the number of households that receive their water supplies from Severn Trent Water and South Staffordshire Water.
| Company | Connected properties |
| Source: Ofwat-service and delivery report 2007-08. Supplementary information available from: www.ofwat.gov.uk | |
Business, Innovation and Skills
Graduate Job Prospects
Ms Dari Taylor: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of job prospects for graduates in the current economic downturn. [287052]
Mr. Lammy: These are undoubtedly tough times for graduates but we should not forget that a degree remains a strong investment. Businesses are continuing to recruit through the downturn, and the Government are committed to helping graduates. Working with employers and universities, we are boosting the number of internships and offering more loans to support further study. So graduates should remain positive.
British National Space Centre
Linda Gilroy: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding his Department has allocated to the British National Space Centre for 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. [287070]
Mr. Lammy: Provisional indicative planning assumptions are that in 2010-11 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will allocate to the British National Space Centre £1.5 million in programme budget, and £1.123 million in administration budget.
Construction Industry
21. Tony Baldry: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to assist the construction industry during the recession. [287072]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Government are offering the real help that construction companies and workers need now.
We are ensuring that companies struggling to obtain finance are supported through a package of support including the Enterprise Finance Guarantee and the Working Capital scheme.
We are helping the industry ensure it has the right skills, for example by agreeing a Train to Gain compact which will make available £133 million over three years to meet the identified priority skills needs of the industry.
And we are boosting demand by bringing forward £3 billion expenditure from 2010-11 to 2008-9 and 2009-10.
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